Visiting Scholar       Nyein Nyein Thant Aung

Current Affiliation   Non-resdent Vasey Fellow at Pacific Forum

Research Interests   Drones

                                  Dual-Use Technologies

                                  Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific region

Visiting Period         February 2026 - December 2026

                                 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Visiting Scholar) 

Visiting Scholar       Muhamad Iksan

Current Affiliation   Assistant Professor, Paramadina University, Indonesia

Research Interests   Political Economy of Development with Southeast Asia

                                  Comparative Political Economy

                                  International Political Economy

Visiting Period         February 2026 - December 2026

                                 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Visiting Scholar) 

Visiting Scholar       SOON Chuan Yean

Current Affiliation   Professor, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Research Interests   Philippine Local Politics

                                  Malaysian Politics Politics of Culture, Media, and Development

                                  Southeast Asian Politics

Visiting Period         September 2024 – January 2025

                                 (International Visiting Fellow, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy)